Henry

Henry is one of the large primary schools in Long Beach, California, operated by Long Beach Unified, with 796 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 71% larger than typical.

Long Beach Unified comprises 82 schools with combined enrollment of 62,255 students; Henry is among them.

In terms of who attends, Henry reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 21% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Henry records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Henry higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Henry sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.9%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Henry is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Marshall Academy of the Arts, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henry. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 833 students in 2018 compared to 796 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 28.7:1 in 2018 to 27.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Henry community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.